Santa Clara.- A delegation of labor lawyers who are advisors to various
labor unions in the United States visited the province of Villa Clara on
March 1. The delegation, headed by Dean Hubbard of New York, had been
invited by the Cuban Workers Confederation (CTC).

The delegation met at various work centers in the provincial capital with
officials of the government's labor movement, jurists and union members with
whom they shared "experiences and opinions."

This delegation did not meet with any independent unions but only with
officially-sanctioned unions.

The government media did not divulge what experiences and opinions the
visitors shared or exchanged with the Cuban officials or what conclusions
the delegation reached or if they had the chance to find out by word of
mouth about the real situation of the Cuban worker.
Were ordinary workers able to discuss their misery and exploitation, the
unfair compensation, the lack of rights such as the right to strike, the
mandatory dues required and the employment in conditions of slavery? Did
they find out about the payments to the government by joint companies
operated by foreigners, with the workers receiving only part of the payment
and the Cuban government keeping the rest?